Monday, April 21, 2014

Vanilla Air adjusts Summer 2014 schedule.

Vanilla Air (JW/VNL) adjusted their Summer 2014 by extending three-times-daily Tokyo/Narita (NRT/RJAA) – Okinawa/Naha (OKA/ROAH) service through September 30th, instead of until August 31st as previously announced (Vanilla Air announces Summer 2014 schedule.). Meanwhile, one Narita – Sapporo/New Chitose (CTS/RJCC) round-trip (JW901/902) has been canceled from September 1st.

Abundant with pristine beaches and coral reefs, Okinawa is a favorite summer domestic destination, so at first it seemed peculiar to reduce frequency in the middle of the season. Rumor has it that Vanilla Air had plans to launch another new destination after Amami (ASJ/RJKA) (Vanilla Air announces Amami Oshima.) from the beginning of September but either it failed to materialize or has been postponed. Targeting holiday and resort destinations, the Narita-based 100%-subsidiary of ANA Holdings, parent of All Nippon Airways (NH/ANA), will launch Amami on July 1st.

Where will be the next new destination? Source: Vanilla Air, April 19th. (in Japanese)